†Peruluta Olsson 1928 (volute)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative spelling: Voluta (Peruluta)
Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)
Parent taxon: Athletinae according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Olsson 1930, Rivera 1957 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Athleta, Konistra, Liopeplum, Parvivoluta, Tectaplica
Subtaxa: Peruluta crassiuscula Peruluta mancorensis Peruluta peruviana
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Peru (3 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)
• Eocene of Peru (10)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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